Information Technology Security Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Information Technology Security make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Information Technology Security in Massachusetts is $85,016 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, an Information Technology Security's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,077
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,913 to $92,899
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,446

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Information Technology Security Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,899	$7,742	$1,787	$45
Average	$85,016	$7,085	$1,635	$41
25th Percentile	$77,913	$6,493	$1,498	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Information Technology Security Salaries

An Information Technology Security's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Information Technology Security Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Information Technology Security's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $85,907
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,086
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $131,706
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,914
Expert (over 8 years): $178,324

Levels	Salary
Informati... Level Information Technology Security	$85,907
Informati... Level Information Technology Security	$101,086
Informati... Level Information Technology Security	$131,706
Informati... Level Information Technology Security	$153,914
Informati... Level Information Technology Security	$178,324

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How Do Information Technology Security Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Information Technology Securities. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,516.
California: $86,188.
Massachusetts: $85,039.

District of Columbia $86,516 California $86,188 Massachusetts $85,039 Washington $84,727 New Jersey $84,695 Alaska $84,586 Connecticut $83,508 New York $83,070

Hawaii $81,671 Rhode Island $81,015 Maryland $80,570 Minnesota $79,960 Colorado $79,726 Illinois $79,648 Oregon $79,351 Delaware $79,132

New Hampshire $78,994 Virginia $78,686 Pennsylvania $77,788 Nevada $77,335 North Dakota $77,186 Michigan $76,952 Wisconsin $76,866 Vermont $76,694

Texas $76,217 Maine $76,186 Arizona $76,139 Ohio $76,084 Georgia $75,366 Indiana $75,006 Wyoming $74,936 Utah $74,826

Iowa $74,779 Kansas $74,404 Louisiana $74,295 North Carolina $74,256 Missouri $74,240 Florida $73,936 Montana $73,771 Nebraska $73,615

Kentucky $73,529 South Carolina $73,217 Tennessee $73,021 Idaho $72,943 New Mexico $72,373 Oklahoma $72,248 Alabama $71,787 South Dakota $71,013

Arkansas $70,591 West Virginia $70,365 Mississippi $69,685

Top Paying Cities for Information Technology Securities

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $80,984
Amherst: $80,749
Barre: $81,710

Agawam, MA $80,984 Amherst, MA $80,749 Barre, MA $81,710 Belchertown, MA $80,851 Blandford, MA $80,773 Bondsville, MA $80,882 Brimfield, MA $80,726 Chester, MA $79,952

Chesterfield, MA $80,304 Chicopee, MA $80,984 Cummington, MA $79,952 Easthampton, MA $80,929 East Longmeadow, MA $80,984 East Otis, MA $81,093 Feeding Hills, MA $80,984 Gilbertville, MA $81,398

Goshen, MA $80,281 Granby, MA $80,960 Granville, MA $80,882 Hadley, MA $80,804 Hampden, MA $80,984 Hardwick, MA $81,453 Hatfield, MA $80,773 Haydenville, MA $80,648

Holyoke, MA $80,984 Huntington, MA $80,804 Leeds, MA $80,773 Leverett, MA $80,726 Ludlow, MA $80,984 Monson, MA $80,882 North Amherst, MA $80,882 Northampton, MA $80,827

Florence, MA $80,827 North Hatfield, MA $80,765 Oakham, MA $81,843 Palmer, MA $80,882 Plainfield, MA $79,952 Russell, MA $80,882 Shutesbury, MA $80,851 Southampton, MA $80,960

South Barre, MA $81,765 South Hadley, MA $80,960 Southwick, MA $80,984 Thorndike, MA $80,882 Three Rivers, MA $80,929 Wales, MA $80,726 Ware, MA $81,421 Warren, MA $81,179

West Chesterfield, MA $79,905 Westfield, MA $80,984 West Hatfield, MA $80,726 West Springfield, MA $80,984 West Warren, MA $81,515 Whately, MA $80,593 Wheelwright, MA $81,734 Wilbraham, MA $80,984

Williamsburg, MA $80,617 Woronoco, MA $80,906 Worthington, MA $79,984 Springfield, MA $80,984 Longmeadow, MA $80,984 Indian Orchard, MA $80,984 Pittsfield, MA $80,163 Adams, MA $80,085

Ashley Falls, MA $81,546 Becket, MA $80,085 Berkshire, MA $80,163 Cheshire, MA $80,163 Dalton, MA $80,163 Glendale, MA $80,140 Great Barrington, MA $79,929 Hinsdale, MA $80,163

Housatonic, MA $80,030 Lanesboro, MA $80,163 Lee, MA $80,140 Lenox, MA $80,163 Lenox Dale, MA $80,163 Middlefield, MA $80,062 Mill River, MA $80,859 Monterey, MA $79,929

North Adams, MA $79,984 North Egremont, MA $80,101 Otis, MA $79,905 Richmond, MA $80,163 Sandisfield, MA $81,163 Savoy, MA $80,062 Sheffield, MA $81,038 South Egremont, MA $80,257

Southfield, MA $81,429 South Lee, MA $80,140 Stockbridge, MA $80,140 Tyringham, MA $80,030 West Stockbridge, MA $80,109 Williamstown, MA $79,984 Windsor, MA $80,140 Greenfield, MA $80,359

Ashfield, MA $79,999 Athol, MA $81,804 Bernardston, MA $80,327 Buckland, MA $79,890 Charlemont, MA $79,702 Colrain, MA $79,968 Conway, MA $80,241 Deerfield, MA $80,382

Drury, MA $79,476 Erving, MA $80,882 Heath, MA $79,702 Lake Pleasant, MA $80,523 Millers Falls, MA $80,452 Monroe Bridge, MA $79,398 Montague, MA $80,523 Gill, MA $80,820

New Salem, MA $81,132 Northfield, MA $80,820 Orange, MA $81,531 Petersham, MA $81,789 Rowe, MA $79,523 Royalston, MA $81,929 Shelburne Falls, MA $79,960 South Deerfield, MA $80,507

Sunderland, MA $80,577 Turners Falls, MA $80,452 Warwick, MA $81,539 Wendell, MA $80,820 Wendell Depot, MA $81,109 Fitchburg, MA $82,578 Ashburnham, MA $82,195 Ashby, MA $83,680

Ayer, MA $83,891 Devens, MA $83,828 Baldwinville, MA $82,062 East Templeton, MA $82,086 Gardner, MA $82,234 Westminster, MA $82,234 Groton, MA $83,969 Harvard, MA $83,961

Hubbardston, MA $81,734 Leominster, MA $81,765 Littleton, MA $84,094 Lunenburg, MA $83,711 Pepperell, MA $83,969 Shirley, MA $83,797 Still River, MA $83,914 Templeton, MA $82,086

Townsend, MA $83,820 West Groton, MA $83,859 West Townsend, MA $83,789 Winchendon, MA $81,906 Winchendon Springs, MA $81,890 Auburn, MA $81,945 North Dartmouth, MA $82,445 South Dartmouth, MA $82,445

North Attleboro, MA $80,953 Plainville, MA $80,898 Attleboro Falls, MA $80,921 North Dighton, MA $80,874 Norton, MA $84,523 Raynham, MA $84,547 Raynham Center, MA $84,547 Rehoboth, MA $80,976

Rochester, MA $82,445 Seekonk, MA $80,976 Swansea, MA $80,898 Berkley, MA $82,492 Taunton, MA $84,469 Westport, MA $82,445 Westport Point, MA $82,445 Berlin, MA $81,890

Cataumet, MA $82,265 Blackstone, MA $80,874 Boylston, MA $81,945 Brookfield, MA $81,789 Charlton, MA $81,890 Charlton City, MA $81,890 Charlton Depot, MA $81,890 Clinton, MA $81,890

East Brookfield, MA $81,867 Douglas, MA $81,812 East Princeton, MA $81,843 Fiskdale, MA $81,710 Grafton, MA $81,945 Holden, MA $81,945 Holland, MA $81,671 Jefferson, MA $81,945

Lancaster, MA $81,812 Leicester, MA $81,945 Linwood, MA $81,765 Manchaug, MA $81,945 Millbury, MA $81,945 Millville, MA $80,796 New Braintree, MA $81,765 Northborough, MA $81,945

Northbridge, MA $81,921 North Brookfield, MA $81,843 North Grafton, MA $81,945 North Oxford, MA $81,945 North Uxbridge, MA $81,765 Oxford, MA $81,921 Princeton, MA $81,867 Rochdale, MA $81,945

Rutland, MA $81,945 Shrewsbury, MA $81,945 Southbridge, MA $81,765 South Grafton, MA $81,945 South Lancaster, MA $81,867 Spencer, MA $81,945 Sterling, MA $81,890 Sturbridge, MA $81,734

Upton, MA $81,890 Uxbridge, MA $81,789 Webster, MA $81,789 Dudley, MA $81,789 Westborough, MA $81,945 West Boylston, MA $81,945 West Brookfield, MA $81,765 West Millbury, MA $81,945

Whitinsville, MA $81,890 Sutton, MA $81,945 Worcester, MA $81,945 East Walpole, MA $84,547 Cherry Valley, MA $81,945 Paxton, MA $81,945 Framingham, MA $84,312 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $84,094

Boxborough, MA $84,039 Acton, MA $84,039 Ashland, MA $81,734 Bedford, MA $84,070 Hanscom Afb, MA $85,555 Bolton, MA $81,789 Carlisle, MA $84,094 Concord, MA $84,016

Fayville, MA $81,789 Holliston, MA $84,258 Hopedale, MA $81,765 Hopkinton, MA $81,812 Hudson, MA $81,812 Marlborough, MA $81,843 Maynard, MA $83,937 Mendon, MA $81,765

Milford, MA $81,765 Natick, MA $87,016 Sherborn, MA $86,969 Southborough, MA $81,812 Foxboro, MA $84,547 Franklin, MA $82,570 Greenbush, MA $84,391 Green Harbor, MA $84,367

Hingham, MA $85,774 Hull, MA $87,149 Humarock, MA $84,391 Mansfield, MA $84,547 Marshfield, MA $84,367 Marshfield Hills, MA $84,367 Medfield, MA $85,703 Medway, MA $84,312

Millis, MA $84,367 Minot, MA $84,391 Norfolk, MA $84,445 North Marshfield, MA $84,367 North Scituate, MA $84,367 Norwell, MA $84,445 Norwood, MA $84,547 Ocean Bluff, MA $84,367

Scituate, MA $84,367 Sharon, MA $84,547 Sheldonville, MA $82,609 South Walpole, MA $84,492 Stoughton, MA $84,547 Walpole, MA $84,523 Westwood, MA $85,782 Wrentham, MA $84,414

Boston, MA $87,149 Roxbury, MA $87,149 Roxbury Crossing, MA $87,149 Dorchester, MA $87,149 Dorchester Center, MA $87,149 Mattapan, MA $87,149 Charlestown, MA $87,149 Jamaica Plain, MA $87,149

Roslindale, MA $87,149 West Roxbury, MA $87,149 Allston, MA $87,149 Brighton, MA $87,149 Hyde Park, MA $87,149 Readville, MA $87,149 Cambridge, MA $87,149 Somerville, MA $87,149

Malden, MA $87,149 Everett, MA $87,149 Chelsea, MA $87,149 Revere, MA $87,149 Winthrop, MA $87,149 Medford, MA $87,149 West Medford, MA $87,149 Quincy, MA $87,149

Melrose, MA $87,149 Stoneham, MA $87,149 Braintree, MA $84,547 Milton, MA $87,149 Milton Village, MA $87,149 Weymouth, MA $84,547 East Weymouth, MA $84,547 South Weymouth, MA $84,547

North Weymouth, MA $84,547 East Boston, MA $87,149 Brockton, MA $84,547 Avon, MA $84,547 Bridgewater, MA $84,547 Bryantville, MA $84,492 Carver, MA $83,250 Duxbury, MA $84,312

East Bridgewater, MA $84,547 Easton, MA $84,547 Elmwood, MA $84,547 Halifax, MA $84,492 Hanover, MA $84,492 Hanson, MA $84,547 Holbrook, MA $84,547 Middleboro, MA $83,328

Manomet, MA $83,476 Lakeville, MA $82,312 Monponsett, MA $84,523 Abington, MA $84,547 North Carver, MA $84,367 North Easton, MA $84,547 North Pembroke, MA $84,469 Pembroke, MA $84,492

Plymouth, MA $83,594 Kingston, MA $84,336 South Carver, MA $82,234 Plympton, MA $84,414 Randolph, MA $84,547 Rockland, MA $84,547 South Easton, MA $84,547 West Bridgewater, MA $84,547

White Horse Beach, MA $83,531 Whitman, MA $84,547 Lexington, MA $87,149 Brookline, MA $87,149 Brookline Village, MA $87,149 Waltham, MA $87,149 North Waltham, MA $87,149 New Town, MA $87,149

Babson Park, MA $87,149 Newton, MA $87,149 Newton Center, MA $87,149 Newtonville, MA $87,149 Newton Highlands, MA $87,149 Newton Lower Falls, MA $87,149 Newton Upper Falls, MA $87,149 West Newton, MA $87,149

Auburndale, MA $87,149 Chestnut Hill, MA $87,149 Waban, MA $87,149 Watertown, MA $87,149 Arlington, MA $87,149 Arlington Heights, MA $87,149 Belmont, MA $87,149 Waverley, MA $87,149

Wellesley Hills, MA $87,149 Wellesley, MA $87,126 Needham, MA $87,149 Weston, MA $87,149 Needham Heights, MA $87,149 Nonantum, MA $87,149 Buzzards Bay, MA $82,211 Lincoln, MA $87,094

Stow, MA $83,937 Sudbury, MA $86,969 Wayland, MA $87,016 Woodville, MA $81,867 Woburn, MA $87,149 Burlington, MA $85,586 Andover, MA $82,773 Billerica, MA $84,094

Chelmsford, MA $84,094 Dracut, MA $84,094 Dunstable, MA $83,969 Haverhill, MA $82,773 Georgetown, MA $82,773 Groveland, MA $82,773 Lawrence, MA $82,773 Methuen, MA $82,773

North Andover, MA $82,773 Lowell, MA $84,094 Merrimac, MA $82,718 North Billerica, MA $84,094 North Chelmsford, MA $84,094 North Reading, MA $82,718 Nutting Lake, MA $84,094 Pinehurst, MA $84,094

Reading, MA $84,586 Tewksbury, MA $84,094 Tyngsboro, MA $84,094 Wakefield, MA $87,126 West Boxford, MA $82,773 Westford, MA $84,094 Wilmington, MA $83,422 Winchester, MA $87,149

Lynn, MA $87,149 Saugus, MA $87,149 Swampscott, MA $87,094 Nahant, MA $87,149 Amesbury, MA $82,351 Beverly, MA $86,938 Boxford, MA $82,773 Byfield, MA $82,718

Danvers, MA $82,640 Essex, MA $83,492 Gloucester, MA $83,617 Hamilton, MA $82,593 Hathorne, MA $82,640 Chilmark, MA $82,000 East Falmouth, MA $82,398 East Sandwich, MA $82,695

East Wareham, MA $82,234 Edgartown, MA $82,054 Falmouth, MA $82,265 Woods Hole, MA $82,265 Menemsha, MA $82,054 Monument Beach, MA $82,234 Nantucket, MA $82,054 North Falmouth, MA $82,289

Oak Bluffs, MA $82,078 Onset, MA $82,289 Pocasset, MA $82,265 Sagamore, MA $82,867 Sagamore Beach, MA $82,867 Sandwich, MA $82,703 Siasconset, MA $82,054 Silver Beach, MA $82,289

Vineyard Haven, MA $82,148 Wareham, MA $82,312 West Chop, MA $82,148 West Falmouth, MA $82,289 West Tisbury, MA $82,054 West Wareham, MA $82,343 Hyannis, MA $82,179 Barnstable, MA $82,453

Brewster, MA $82,054 Centerville, MA $82,422 Chatham, MA $82,054 Cotuit, MA $82,476 Ipswich, MA $82,593 Cummaquid, MA $82,203 Lynnfield, MA $84,867 Manchester, MA $83,812

Marblehead, MA $86,993 Middleton, MA $82,750 Newburyport, MA $82,617 Newbury, MA $82,773 Salisbury, MA $82,086 Peabody, MA $87,047 Prides Crossing, MA $84,742 Rockport, MA $83,609

Rowley, MA $82,640 Salem, MA $87,047 South Hamilton, MA $82,593 Topsfield, MA $82,718 Wenham, MA $82,617 West Newbury, MA $82,773 Accord, MA $84,547 Bellingham, MA $80,742

Brant Rock, MA $84,195 Canton, MA $84,547 Cohasset, MA $85,696 Dedham, MA $87,149 Dover, MA $87,071 East Mansfield, MA $84,547 Dennis, MA $82,054 Dennis Port, MA $82,054

East Dennis, MA $82,054 Eastham, MA $82,054 East Orleans, MA $82,054 Forestdale, MA $82,593 Harwich, MA $82,054 Harwich Port, MA $82,054 Hyannis Port, MA $82,171 Marstons Mills, MA $82,562

Mashpee, MA $82,617 North Chatham, MA $82,054 North Eastham, MA $83,109 North Truro, MA $84,156 Orleans, MA $82,054 Osterville, MA $82,320 Provincetown, MA $84,000 South Chatham, MA $82,054

South Dennis, MA $82,054 South Harwich, MA $82,054 South Orleans, MA $82,054 South Wellfleet, MA $83,109 South Yarmouth, MA $82,054 Truro, MA $83,109 Wellfleet, MA $83,109 West Barnstable, MA $82,601

West Chatham, MA $82,054 West Dennis, MA $82,054 West Harwich, MA $82,054 West Hyannisport, MA $82,351 West Yarmouth, MA $82,054 Yarmouth Port, MA $82,054 Assonet, MA $82,390 Attleboro, MA $80,976

Chartley, MA $84,547 Cuttyhunk, MA $82,312 Dartmouth, MA $82,445 Dighton, MA $81,570 East Freetown, MA $82,445 East Taunton, MA $84,414 Fairhaven, MA $82,445 Fall River, MA $82,445

Somerset, MA $82,367 Marion, MA $82,445 Mattapoisett, MA $82,445 New Bedford, MA $82,445 Acushnet, MA $82,445

Information Technology Security Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Information Technology Security's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$77,913

Average $85,016/year

$92,899

$6,493

Average $7,085/month

$7,742

$1,498

Average $1,635/week

$1,787

$37

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,899	$7,742	$1,787	$45
Average	$85,016	$7,085	$1,635	$41
25th Percentile	$77,913	$6,493	$1,498	$37

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